Armed Robbery Suspect Evades Police By Threatening Suicide After Shooting At Officers

SAN LEANDRO, CA — San Leandro Police are searching for a suspect following an attempted armed robbery in the city Monday, Sept. 26.

Officers responded to the 7-11 convenience store at 333 E. 14th Street around 3:45 a.m. where they spoke with two victims who reported that a suspect pointed a handgun at them and demanded their belongings.

The suspect, who, police said, is a Hispanic male in his 40s wearing a black North Face jacket and tan pants, fled the store with out obtaining any items and while officers spoke with the victims at the store, the suspect was spotted across the street.

“Officers attempted to detain the suspect, who was armed with a handgun and an extended magazine,” a news release issued by San Leandro Police said.

The suspect fled the scene and officers began to pursue him for “approximately two blocks” before the suspect fired a single shot at the officers.

“Thankfully, none of our officers were struck by the gunfire, and the officers continued their attempts to apprehend the suspect,” the release said.

According to the release, officers caught up to the suspect in the 100 block of Durant Avenue where the suspect pointed the firearm at himself and threatened to commit suicide.

“Several officers at the scene, who are Crisis Intervention Trained, attempted to de-escalate the incident, resulting in the suspect lowering his firearm and fleeing again,” the release said, adding that for safety reasons, officers did not pursue the suspect further and instead, established a containment perimeter.

“After an extensive search, the suspect was not found,” police said.

According to the news release, the suspect’s firearm was located in the 100 block of E 14th Street and detectives who responded to the 7-11 collected surveillance footage and evidence from the shooting scene.

Anyone with any information on the attempted robbery or the suspect, should contact San Leandro Police at 510-577-2740.